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Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1974-12-26

Ohio Jewish Chronicle, 1974-12-26, page 01

HRONICLE
2j[\\yy Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community tor Over SO Years vuAVa -
VOL. 52 NO. 53
DECEMBER 26, 1974 - TEVETH 12
Shock And Disappointment At Demands That Israel Halt Immigration, Return to '47 Borders
Columbus Jewish Federation Presents Check To UJ.A.
At the International Convention of the United Jewish Appeal held in New York on December 11 to 15th, Ben M. Mandelkorn, Executive Vice President of the Columbus Jewish Federation presented a check to Charles Coburn, National Cash Chairman of the UJA as Sidney I. Blatt, President of the Federation attests to the response of Columbus Jewry to the Cash - Mobilization effort now in progress.
By David Landau
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Shock and disappointment was the reaction at both ends of the political spectrum here last week to Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmy's demand that Israel suspend immigration for 50 years and return to the 1947 partition boundaries. From the hawkish Likud to the doveish Mapam, political figures expressed the view that Fahmy's remarks, if taken . at face value, foreclosed any hope that Egypt is interested in a
1000 American Jewish Leaders Usher In 1975 UJA Campaign
By Yitzhak Rabi
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (JTA) — ' Former Israeli, . Premier Golda Meir .declared here last week that Israel will fight for its existence "even if we are alone;... We will fight with everything in our possession. Israel will not commit suicide like the heroes of Masada." ,
Mrs. Meir spoke forcefully and with emotion to an audience of more than 3000 American Jewish leaders attending the closing dinner of the United Jewish Appeal
National Conference given in her honor at the New York Hilton Hotel. The former Premier was-greeted by a standing ovation that lasted several minutes and was repeatedly interrupted by applause. The. Conference, ushered in the 1975 UJA campaign.
She scornfully rejected Egyptian Foreign' Minister Ismail Fahmy's demand that Israel close its doors to immigration for the next 50 years and return to the 1947 partition boundaries. "I ask you, can't we be forthcoming for a change and accept that
for the sake of peace?" she said. "In what a peaceful atmosphere we will' live in (Yasir). Arafat's, 'secular state,' the 'democratic secular state1 with 50 years of no immigration, with no new child born. I leave it to yOur imagination."
Mrs. Meir also denounced' the United Nations and UNESCO for attempting to isolate Israel and deprive it of its Tights of membership. It is not Israel that has been isolated, she said. "The UN is isolated from everything that is decent and moral in
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)
Campaign Trend Indicates Increased Giving
The Story can be told now ~ because the trend is ob¬ vious. The Advance Gifts Division efforts in behalf of ■ the 1975 UNITED JEWISH FUND Campaign of the Columbus - Jewish Federation is exceeding all previous commendable performances in cam¬ paigning.
As of December 17th, the campaign has recorded commitments totaling over $1,150,000, a sizeable in- -'- crease over the same cards of last year: By contributing their resources, the leadership indicates their concern and solidarity .with the people of Israel and all those throughout the world who are in need. Not only have these Columbus Jewish leaders made meaningful contributions, some have given up valuable time from their professional and business careers to guarantee the success of the
1975 Campaign.
"To operate a Campaign of this magnitude requires men of talent, ability and dedication," said Millard Cummins, General Cam¬ paign Chairman, "we are extremely fortunate we have secured men of such stature, who recognize the critical nature of today's situation and are ready and willing to devote themselves to the work it requires. They know full well that what happens during; a campaign ' in communities such as Columbus affects Israel's survival, opens the doors to the oppressed Jews from Russia and throughout the world who seek freedom, and brings to the Israeli the willingness to fight to live. Our leadership is the fighting force in Columbus. We are one I We are proud of each member of our local army who are committed to a successful campaign ef¬
fort. All we ask, is that the community respond. Listen to their story and you too, by a maximum sacrificial gift, Join in the effort."
"Trie trend has been set by the leadership and the workers. If it means some
' (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5)
political settlement with Israel and. made negotiations for a second stage agreement with Egypt pointless at this time.
The government has withheld official comment, but a government spokesman told reporters that Fahmy's statement did "not merit" a serious reaction. But some sources predicted that the govern¬ ment would'make a forceful response after today's Cabinet meeting.
In Washington, State Department officials said they were not surprised at Fahmy's remarks because "99 percent was old" but expressed concern al their timing — just when Israeli Foreign Minister Yigal Allon was returning to Jerusalem after a week of talks with U.S. government officials in Washington designed to promote a second stage of negotiations with Egypt.
Likud, leader Menachem Beigin declared'that Fahmy was ,giving Israel "the choice between destruction and annihilation." He 'said the' Egyptian Foreign Minister's words should end the dispute between Likud and the government over whether Egypt was the "moderate" among Israel's Arab foes Meir Talmi, secretary general of Mapam, said that if Fah¬ my's statement indeed represented Egyptian policy, it clearly "closed the options." But Talmi com¬ mended the government for delaying its reaction until it could ascertain whether Fahjhy was speaking for the Sadat government.
Some political observers specked today that Fah¬ my may have made_his remarks for the benefit of the Arab hard *-•• liners — Syria, the PLO, Libya and Iraq — to placate them with extremist rhetoric while Egypt itself prepared to
begin a new round of separate negotiations with Israel. Others noted Fah¬ my's personal flamboyance,' his desire for constant publicity and his hard-line policies that do not always reflect, the thinking of President Anwar Sadat. They said there was some hope that the Egyptian government would find a way' to retreat from Fah¬ my's extremist postion.
Nevertheless, it was generally noted that the Egyptian diplomat had exposed mpre nakedly than ever the wide gap between the Israeli and Egyptian views of a peace settlement. Israel's basic premise in preparing to negotiate a second stage agreement with Egypt has been that a settlement must constitute substantial progress toward a final peace.
Israel has stated that a second stage accord must
contain significant political concessions from Egypt in exchange for any further Israeli territorial Vwith¬ drawals. Egypt's view, seen in, the context of Fahmy's demands, makes. ,any thought of. progress through pa r i i a 1A -. a c cor d s meaningless, it was said here. ,
The Jerusalem Post said in an editorial today thai '"If he (Sadat) chooses this point of time to remind us thai he does not accept our existence, then there is very little purpose in withdrawing from the Mitie Pass in Sinai." Maariv suggested that Fahmy may have aimed his statement at Soviei . Communist Parly Secretar> I.eonid I. Brezhnev who is due in Cairo next monih.with the intention of persuading the'Russians to keep a lid on the emigration of Soviet Jews to Israel.
Friends'Annual Affair To Honor Daniel Harrison
The annual affair of The Friends of The Columbus Hebrew School will be held on Sunday, January 12,1975; at the Agudas Achim Social Hall, 2767 East Broad Street, it was announced by Mr. Fred Yenkin and Mr. Arthur Katz, co-chairmen of the "Friends".'
A special feature of the year's affair will be a tribute to Mr. Daniel Harrison, who has recently retired after completing fifty years of service in Jewish Education and thirty years of educational leadership to The Columbus Hebrew School and to The Jewish community.
Mr. Issac Toubin, Executive Vice-president of the American Association for Jewish Education, will be
Mr. Daniel Harrison
the guest speaker. He will present a tribute to Daniel Harrison, and will speak on the topic: . "Jewish Education in America - Retrospect and Prospect". Mr. Harrison was a student of Yeshivot in Poland and a pioneer in
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 81
Urge Investigation Into Nursing Home Corruption
NEW YORK - Governor- elect Hugh Carey last week was urged to empanel a "blue-ribbon" state com¬ mission with broad in¬ vestigative powers to probe "corruption and mismanagement of nursing homes and the resulting degradation of aged and infirm patients."
In a letter to Mr. Carey made public at a news conference, the* American Jewish Congress called for a Moreland Act commission to>
"undertake a major in¬ vestigation of the nursing . home Industry in this state."
Under the Moreland Act- Section 6 of the Executive Law of TCew York State — Such a panel would have the power to subpoena' wit¬ nesses r take testimony under oath and require the • production of books and papers!
In its letter, the Congress — which last July issued a report on conditions in proprietary nursing homes
and recommendations for their reform —- told Mr. Carey:
"We need strong laws to protect the patients in nursing homes.
"We need effective en¬ forcement of the laws that already exist.
"And we need to bring to justice those who have misused government funds and victimized the aged and infirm."
Naomi Levine, executive director of the Congress —
who wrote the letter to Mr. Carey and presided at the news conference — urged that the commission include "not only investigative personnel but also geriatric experts, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other personnel involved in nur¬ sing home administration, and representatives of public and private groups." Mrs. Levine declared in the letter: "We are gratified that the
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HRONICLE
2j[\\yy Serving Columbus and Central Ohio Jewish Community tor Over SO Years vuAVa -
VOL. 52 NO. 53
DECEMBER 26, 1974 - TEVETH 12
Shock And Disappointment At Demands That Israel Halt Immigration, Return to '47 Borders
Columbus Jewish Federation Presents Check To UJ.A.
At the International Convention of the United Jewish Appeal held in New York on December 11 to 15th, Ben M. Mandelkorn, Executive Vice President of the Columbus Jewish Federation presented a check to Charles Coburn, National Cash Chairman of the UJA as Sidney I. Blatt, President of the Federation attests to the response of Columbus Jewry to the Cash - Mobilization effort now in progress.
By David Landau
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — Shock and disappointment was the reaction at both ends of the political spectrum here last week to Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmy's demand that Israel suspend immigration for 50 years and return to the 1947 partition boundaries. From the hawkish Likud to the doveish Mapam, political figures expressed the view that Fahmy's remarks, if taken . at face value, foreclosed any hope that Egypt is interested in a
1000 American Jewish Leaders Usher In 1975 UJA Campaign
By Yitzhak Rabi
NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (JTA) — ' Former Israeli, . Premier Golda Meir .declared here last week that Israel will fight for its existence "even if we are alone;... We will fight with everything in our possession. Israel will not commit suicide like the heroes of Masada." ,
Mrs. Meir spoke forcefully and with emotion to an audience of more than 3000 American Jewish leaders attending the closing dinner of the United Jewish Appeal
National Conference given in her honor at the New York Hilton Hotel. The former Premier was-greeted by a standing ovation that lasted several minutes and was repeatedly interrupted by applause. The. Conference, ushered in the 1975 UJA campaign.
She scornfully rejected Egyptian Foreign' Minister Ismail Fahmy's demand that Israel close its doors to immigration for the next 50 years and return to the 1947 partition boundaries. "I ask you, can't we be forthcoming for a change and accept that
for the sake of peace?" she said. "In what a peaceful atmosphere we will' live in (Yasir). Arafat's, 'secular state,' the 'democratic secular state1 with 50 years of no immigration, with no new child born. I leave it to yOur imagination."
Mrs. Meir also denounced' the United Nations and UNESCO for attempting to isolate Israel and deprive it of its Tights of membership. It is not Israel that has been isolated, she said. "The UN is isolated from everything that is decent and moral in
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 3)
Campaign Trend Indicates Increased Giving
The Story can be told now ~ because the trend is ob¬ vious. The Advance Gifts Division efforts in behalf of ■ the 1975 UNITED JEWISH FUND Campaign of the Columbus - Jewish Federation is exceeding all previous commendable performances in cam¬ paigning.
As of December 17th, the campaign has recorded commitments totaling over $1,150,000, a sizeable in- -'- crease over the same cards of last year: By contributing their resources, the leadership indicates their concern and solidarity .with the people of Israel and all those throughout the world who are in need. Not only have these Columbus Jewish leaders made meaningful contributions, some have given up valuable time from their professional and business careers to guarantee the success of the
1975 Campaign.
"To operate a Campaign of this magnitude requires men of talent, ability and dedication," said Millard Cummins, General Cam¬ paign Chairman, "we are extremely fortunate we have secured men of such stature, who recognize the critical nature of today's situation and are ready and willing to devote themselves to the work it requires. They know full well that what happens during; a campaign ' in communities such as Columbus affects Israel's survival, opens the doors to the oppressed Jews from Russia and throughout the world who seek freedom, and brings to the Israeli the willingness to fight to live. Our leadership is the fighting force in Columbus. We are one I We are proud of each member of our local army who are committed to a successful campaign ef¬
fort. All we ask, is that the community respond. Listen to their story and you too, by a maximum sacrificial gift, Join in the effort."
"Trie trend has been set by the leadership and the workers. If it means some
' (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5)
political settlement with Israel and. made negotiations for a second stage agreement with Egypt pointless at this time.
The government has withheld official comment, but a government spokesman told reporters that Fahmy's statement did "not merit" a serious reaction. But some sources predicted that the govern¬ ment would'make a forceful response after today's Cabinet meeting.
In Washington, State Department officials said they were not surprised at Fahmy's remarks because "99 percent was old" but expressed concern al their timing — just when Israeli Foreign Minister Yigal Allon was returning to Jerusalem after a week of talks with U.S. government officials in Washington designed to promote a second stage of negotiations with Egypt.
Likud, leader Menachem Beigin declared'that Fahmy was ,giving Israel "the choice between destruction and annihilation." He 'said the' Egyptian Foreign Minister's words should end the dispute between Likud and the government over whether Egypt was the "moderate" among Israel's Arab foes Meir Talmi, secretary general of Mapam, said that if Fah¬ my's statement indeed represented Egyptian policy, it clearly "closed the options." But Talmi com¬ mended the government for delaying its reaction until it could ascertain whether Fahjhy was speaking for the Sadat government.
Some political observers specked today that Fah¬ my may have made_his remarks for the benefit of the Arab hard *-•• liners — Syria, the PLO, Libya and Iraq — to placate them with extremist rhetoric while Egypt itself prepared to
begin a new round of separate negotiations with Israel. Others noted Fah¬ my's personal flamboyance,' his desire for constant publicity and his hard-line policies that do not always reflect, the thinking of President Anwar Sadat. They said there was some hope that the Egyptian government would find a way' to retreat from Fah¬ my's extremist postion.
Nevertheless, it was generally noted that the Egyptian diplomat had exposed mpre nakedly than ever the wide gap between the Israeli and Egyptian views of a peace settlement. Israel's basic premise in preparing to negotiate a second stage agreement with Egypt has been that a settlement must constitute substantial progress toward a final peace.
Israel has stated that a second stage accord must
contain significant political concessions from Egypt in exchange for any further Israeli territorial Vwith¬ drawals. Egypt's view, seen in, the context of Fahmy's demands, makes. ,any thought of. progress through pa r i i a 1A -. a c cor d s meaningless, it was said here. ,
The Jerusalem Post said in an editorial today thai '"If he (Sadat) chooses this point of time to remind us thai he does not accept our existence, then there is very little purpose in withdrawing from the Mitie Pass in Sinai." Maariv suggested that Fahmy may have aimed his statement at Soviei . Communist Parly Secretar> I.eonid I. Brezhnev who is due in Cairo next monih.with the intention of persuading the'Russians to keep a lid on the emigration of Soviet Jews to Israel.
Friends'Annual Affair To Honor Daniel Harrison
The annual affair of The Friends of The Columbus Hebrew School will be held on Sunday, January 12,1975; at the Agudas Achim Social Hall, 2767 East Broad Street, it was announced by Mr. Fred Yenkin and Mr. Arthur Katz, co-chairmen of the "Friends".'
A special feature of the year's affair will be a tribute to Mr. Daniel Harrison, who has recently retired after completing fifty years of service in Jewish Education and thirty years of educational leadership to The Columbus Hebrew School and to The Jewish community.
Mr. Issac Toubin, Executive Vice-president of the American Association for Jewish Education, will be
Mr. Daniel Harrison
the guest speaker. He will present a tribute to Daniel Harrison, and will speak on the topic: . "Jewish Education in America - Retrospect and Prospect". Mr. Harrison was a student of Yeshivot in Poland and a pioneer in
(CONTINUED ON PAGE 81
Urge Investigation Into Nursing Home Corruption
NEW YORK - Governor- elect Hugh Carey last week was urged to empanel a "blue-ribbon" state com¬ mission with broad in¬ vestigative powers to probe "corruption and mismanagement of nursing homes and the resulting degradation of aged and infirm patients."
In a letter to Mr. Carey made public at a news conference, the* American Jewish Congress called for a Moreland Act commission to>
"undertake a major in¬ vestigation of the nursing . home Industry in this state."
Under the Moreland Act- Section 6 of the Executive Law of TCew York State — Such a panel would have the power to subpoena' wit¬ nesses r take testimony under oath and require the • production of books and papers!
In its letter, the Congress — which last July issued a report on conditions in proprietary nursing homes
and recommendations for their reform —- told Mr. Carey:
"We need strong laws to protect the patients in nursing homes.
"We need effective en¬ forcement of the laws that already exist.
"And we need to bring to justice those who have misused government funds and victimized the aged and infirm."
Naomi Levine, executive director of the Congress —
who wrote the letter to Mr. Carey and presided at the news conference — urged that the commission include "not only investigative personnel but also geriatric experts, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other personnel involved in nur¬ sing home administration, and representatives of public and private groups." Mrs. Levine declared in the letter: "We are gratified that the
(CONTINUED ON PACE 8)
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